Posts by daniellesara
A Bright & Airy Newborn Session | Maryland Newborn Photographer

This bright and airy newborn session in our Rockville, MD studio featured soft natural light, timeless neutrals, and a special appearance by the family’s beloved dog. Including pets in your newborn photos adds a personal touch and captures the full story of your growing family. Serving families across the DMV and Northern Virginia, Danielle Sara Photography specializes in classic, heartfelt newborn portraits you'll treasure forever.

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Newborn & Family Photographer in Arlington, VA | Newborn Studio Session

This timeless newborn girl session by Danielle Sara Photography features soft, feminine styling with delicate headbands, light neutrals, and classic poses. Captured in Danielle’s Rockville, MD studio for a family from Arlington, VA, the session highlights elegant, natural newborn photography with a girly touch—perfect for families seeking a refined, heirloom-quality experience in the DC metro area.

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2024 Newborn Session Recap

I feel so lucky for the opportunity to be baby’s first photographer for so many families in the Maryland, Virginia and DC area. It has been another amazing year at our newborn photography studio filled with so many precious babies! It was an honor to help each of my clients and their families welcome their little one into the world by taking their first pictures.

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2024 Cake Smashes

We had some fun birthday cake smashes at the Rockville photography studio this year! I captured plenty of cute smiles and joyful moments during these milestone first birthday photography sessions. From color choice, outfits, decor and more, I walk you through the entire process using my Prepped to Perfection guide to set you up for success and achieve your unique vision to capture your baby’s memorable first birthday cake smash session.

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A Whimsical Pastel First Birthday CAKE SMASH SESSION

I had the pleasure of capturing this sweet little girl's first birthday milestone at the Rockville Maryland photography studio! Her mom envisioned a scene with pretty pastel colors and we made it happen. Before the cake came out, we started off with a classic setup, followed by a gorgeous smash, and some fun time in the bath.

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Cozy Natural Baby Boy Portraits in the Rockville Studio

When this sweet family approached me for their newborn photo session, they had a clear vision: they wanted neutral, cozy, and candid family portraits in the studio. As a photographer, I love it when clients come prepared with a specific aesthetic in mind, as it allows me to really tailor the session to their unique tastes, while also sticking with my style.

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Personality Mini Sessions

While much of my work is comprised of swaddling tiny babies during newborn sessions and creating fun backdrops for cake smashes, I also love to photograph older kids to show off their personalities! I think it’s important to capture all the special stages that your children experience as they grow older. All of these adorable siblings visited the Rockville Maryland photography studio for one of our special event days, or what I like to call: Personality Mini Sessions! Our goal was to ‘capture their personalities’ and I think we nailed it!

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2023 Maternity Session Highlights

I photographed so many gorgeous pregnancy photography photo sessions this past year. Many moms chose to pose for the camera during a studio sessions and other moms chose outdoors for their Spring, Summer, or Fall maternity photo sessions surrounded by nature in golden hour light. Both options allowed moms to choose from our Rockville Maryland client closet of maternity gowns for their session.

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